Stearns/Sardine Integration

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Integrate Sardine SDK

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What do I need the Sardine SDK for?

The Sardine SDK will primarily be used for the KYC/KYB process. You will use the Sila specs for making requests to the /register and /check_kyc endpoints but the application itself will be routed through the Sardine process.

Please use Sardine's documentation to get started with the Risk SDK:

Getting Started

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Please Note

Sila is handling Auth, so do not worry about those.

You will also see documentation on Devices and Signals, which are not relevant to the Sila integration.

Setup:

1. Generate Sardine Sandbox credentials

2. Choose the SDK you need

   

   

3. Use Integration Guides to install the SDK

   

KYC Level

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KYC API Calls

Please see our /request_kyc documentation for code samples demonstrating the Sardine KYC Levels.

The KYC Level names for Sardine's KYC are different from Sila's:

• KYC

• KYB

KYB requires no level to be submitted. Please leave out when calling /request_kyc for a business entity.

Doc Verification Flow

Follow the below process if you receive documents_required for KYC.

1. Make a call to this endpoint: /sardine_doc_verification_link - we recommend supplying a redirect url for the end user to be redirected to after finishing the upload documentation flow in step 2 below.
   NOTE: The session_key used for this link must be the same as the session_key used when /request_kyc was called.
2. This will retrieve a URL you can direct the end user to. This takes them to a flow for them to upload documents. Once they are finished, they will be redirected to the url provided in step 1 (if a redirect url was provided)/
3. If you have set up the Sila KYC Status Update webhook, you will receive a webhook updating the IDV status.

Sardine Session Key

Some calls will require a customer-generated session key. Please use Sardine's session key design guide for guidance.

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Use 24-hour Expiry

While the docs recommend 30 minutes, a longer expiry is better for the Sila/Stearns integration.

The sardine_session_key is required for:

1. KYC - can be supplied during the initial /register call or can be added later with /add/
2. Doc Verification - sardine_session_key is required to retrieve the verification link, when calling /sardine_doc_verification_link

The sardine_session_key is optional for transacting (see /issue_sila and /redeem_sila)

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Session Key API Call Code Samples

Please see the individual doc pages linked above for code samples including the Sardine session key.